Sustainability
Sustainability
- ◆TOTAL
INDIA DMC Sustainability Policy
- ◆As a
pioneer in the India tourism industry, we understand our unspoken
obligation towards committing to sustainable growth and development within
the country’s tourism system.
- ◆Being
responsible in travel to us is part and parcel of our life as we strive to
ensure that whatever initiatives we take would be of benefit to the local
community without disrupting their culture, economy or respect.
- ◆All
itineraries designed by us are built to make sustainable travel easier for
our travellers by ensuring that every dollar spent with us would be used
to benefit the local people, leave a minimal carbon footprint and also to
ensure that it would not cause any harm to the environment or lifestyle of
the people.
Using energy sparingly
- ◆We
do our contribution to preserve the environment we visit by ensuring the
minimal impact made through our operations.
- ◆We
achieve this mainly by limiting the amount of wasted energy, water and
waste in our offices, on our trips and in the destinations which we visit.
- ◆Energy
conservation practices include ensuring that electricity isn’t
unnecessarily wasted even after office hours by limiting it to only the
really important components.
- ◆All
lighting equipment used are LED based bulbs in order to reduce the energy
consumption in our offices.
Elevating the environment quality
- ◆Tourism
consumes high energy be it water, food, usage of sensitive places or the
environment and more tourists lead to more impact on the environment, good
and bad.
- ◆We
mitigate the negative impacts through sustainability which respects the
nature, culture, society and ecosystem massively.
- ◆Priorities
are given to suppliers promoting social responsibility and environmental
sustainability.
- ◆Managing
waste by recycling papers, cardboard and other similar products,
separating and disposing of leftover food in the best possible way, and
reducing the use of polythene and plastic bags to minimum levels.
- ◆Ensuring
better water conservation practices are upheld across our offices.
- ◆We
advocate staff members to use glass or reusable plastic water bottles for
internal use.
- ◆Continuously
raising awareness among the staff and improving sustainable purchasing
practices by using the least possible amount of non-renewable resources.
Initiatives to Benefit Local Community through Tourism
- ◆Encouraging
our travellers to always opt-in to make their purchases from the local
shops, public trade stalls in the community and local service providers.
- ◆Striving
to ensure that we mainly employ local workforce for our operations team
and suppliers.
- ◆Designing
itineraries to feature the local community or those who work directly to
give benefit to their economy.
- ◆Empowering
our team with fair employment practices across our offices and working
with suppliers who do the same.
- ◆Paying
all our taxes.
Minimising Environmental Impact During Trips
- ◆Encouraging
our travellers to eat at local restaurants to reduce food miles.
- ◆Use
of private, locally owned transport vehicles or local transport mediums
where it's safe, feasible and reliable.
- ◆Maintaining
our fleet of vehicles to make sure that they are fuel-efficient and
maintained according to manufacturer standards.